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Summary

Under the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Typical Services for Competitively Employed Veterans (CE) program, military veterans who found unsubsidized jobs in the competitive market received standard VA services. This evaluation directly compared CE to a separate program, Transitional Work Experience (TWE), in order to better understand which of the two programs might be more effective; the distinctive feature of CE is that it did not provide a specific employment-focused program.

CE participants were military veterans who found unsubsidized jobs in the competitive market on their own. They received the standard VA services, including VA health care, education benefits, home loan assistance, disability compensation, and vocational rehabilitation and employment assistance, but no specific employment-focused program. Veterans could receive the standard services indefinitely.

The effectiveness of CE when compared with the effectiveness of TWE indicates the effect of a set of services that includes those unique to CE; the comparison indicates how much better CE meets participants’ needs than TWE. CE participants received standard VA services but no specific employment-focused program. In contrast, TWE participants received up to a year of structured vocational rehabilitation services and therapeutic work placements.

This study was part of the Therapeutic Employment Placement and Support demonstration, which also evaluated the Individual Placement and Support program, TWE only, and TWE followed by CE.

5962.07R-Study of U.S. Depart
Populations and employment barriers: Military veterans

Implementation at a glance

Primary service
Job search assistance
Program services
Job placement, Job search assistance
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Setting(s)
Tested in multiple settings
Year evaluation began
2001
Implementing organization(s)U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

Effectiveness ratings

  • Well- supported
  • Supported
  • Mixed support
  • Not supported
  • Insufficient evidence
  • Cannot assess support

Studies of this program

Study quality rating Study counts per rating
Low Low 1
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Program cost

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